{"id":"tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012","name":"Tourism and Events Nt Act 2012","slug":"tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30673,"registerId":"nt-tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tourism and Events Nt Act 2012","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nTOURISM AND EVENTS NT ACT 2012\nAs in force at 22 December 2025\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\n4 Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 2\nPart 2 Tourism and Events NT\nDivision 1 General matters\n5 Establishment of Tourism and Events NT ....................................... 2\n6 Use of alternate name ..................................................................... 2\nDivision 2 Functions and powers\n7 Functions ......................................................................................... 2\n8 Powers............................................................................................. 3\n9 Ministerial control............................................................................. 3\n10 Delegation ....................................................................................... 4\nDivision 3 Constitution of Tourism and Events NT\n11 Constitution...................................................................................... 4\n12 Chief executive officer ..................................................................... 4\n13 Acting chief executive officer ........................................................... 4\nPart 2A Advisory Board\nDivision 1 Establishment and membership of Advisory\nBoard\n14 Establishment of Advisory Board ..................................................... 5\n14A Functions and powers of Advisory Board ........................................ 5\n14B Chairperson ..................................................................................... 5\n15 Duration of appointment .................................................................. 5\n16 Leave of absence ............................................................................ 5\n17 Vacation of office ............................................................................. 6\n18 Termination of appointment ............................................................. 6\n\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 ii\nDivision 2 Procedures of Advisory Board\n19 Procedures ...................................................................................... 7\n20 Meetings .......................................................................................... 7\n21 Quorum............................................................................................ 7\n22 Presiding at meeting ........................................................................ 7\n23 Voting at meeting............................................................................. 7\n24 Records of meetings........................................................................ 7\n25 Disclosure of personal interest ........................................................ 7\n26 Effect of a personal interest ............................................................. 8\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\n27 Appointment of staff ......................................................................... 9\n27A Consultants may be engaged .......................................................... 9\n27B Reserve Fund .................................................................................. 9\n28 Annual report ................................................................................. 10\n29 Protection from liability .................................................................. 10\n30 Offence to disclose certain information .......................................... 11\n31 Regulations.................................................................................... 11\nPart 4 Repeals\n32 Repeals ......................................................................................... 12\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Tourism NT\nAmendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act\n2025\n33 Definitions ...................................................................................... 12\n34 Tourism and Events NT succeeds Tourism NT ............................. 12\n35 Continuation of chief executive officer ........................................... 13\n36 Cessation of appointments ............................................................ 13\n37 Transitional regulations ................................................................. 13\nSchedule Repealed Acts\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 22 December 2025\n____________________\nTOURISM AND EVENTS NT ACT 2012\nAn Act to establish Tourism and Events NT and for related purposes\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Tourism and Events NT Act 2012.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by\nGazette notice.\n3 Definitions\nIn this Act:\nAdvisory Board means the Tourism and Events Advisory Board\nestablished by the Minster under section 14(1).\nboard member means a member of the Advisory Board mentioned\nin section 14(2).\nchairperson means the chairperson of the Advisory Board\nmentioned in section 14B.\nchief executive officer means the chief executive officer of\nTourism and Events NT mentioned in section 12(1).\nordinary member means a member of the Advisory Board\nmentioned in section 14(2)(b).\nReserve Fund means the fund maintained under section 27B.\nNote for section 3\nThe Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be\nrelevant to this Act.\n\nPart 2 Tourism and Events NT\nDivision 2 Functions and powers\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 2\n4 Application of Criminal Code\nPart IIAA of the Criminal Code applies to an offence against this\nAct.\nNote for section 4\nPart IIAA of the Criminal Code states the general principles of criminal\nresponsibility, establishes general defences, and deals with burden of proof. It\nalso defines, or elaborates on, certain concepts commonly used in the creation of\noffences.\nPart 2 Tourism and Events NT\nDivision 1 General matters\n5 Establishment of Tourism and Events NT\n(1) Tourism and Events NT is established.\n(2) Tourism and Events NT:\n(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and\n(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and\ndisposing of real (including leasehold) and personal property\nand of suing and being sued.\n6 Use of alternate name\nTourism and Events NT may exercise its powers and perform its\nfunctions under the name \"Tourism and Events Northern Territory\".\nDivision 2 Functions and powers\n7 Functions\nThe functions of Tourism and Events NT are:\n(a) to market the Territory as a desirable visitor destination; and\n(b) to encourage and facilitate the sustainable growth of the\ntourism industry in the Territory; and\n(c) to advise the Minister on all matters relating to tourism,\nhospitality, events and exhibitions in the Territory; and\n(ca) to identify and attract events and exhibitions for the Territory\nthat contribute to the benefit of the Territory; and\n\nPart 2 Tourism and Events NT\nDivision 2 Functions and powers\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 3\n(cb) to work independently or in collaboration with third parties to\ncoordinate and deliver events and exhibitions; and\n(d) any other functions conferred on it by this or any other Act.\n8 Powers\n(1) Tourism and Events NT has the powers necessary or convenient to\nperform its functions.\n(2) In particular, Tourism and Events NT has power to:\n(a) acquire, hold and dispose of real (including leasehold) and\npersonal property; and\n(b) improve any real or personal property owned by, or under the\ncontrol of, Tourism and Events NT; and\n(c) negotiate and enter into contracts, agreements, schemes and\narrangements; and\n(d) purchase, lease or hire plant, machinery, equipment or other\nthings for the purpose of performing the functions; and\n(e) with the Treasurer's approval and subject to the Financial\nManagement Act 1995, grant guarantees or indemnities for, or\notherwise assume responsibility for, the obligations of\npersons; and\n(f) with the Treasurer's approval:\n(i) borrow, lend, raise or invest money; and\n(ii) form or participate in the formation of an incorporated\nbody, partnership or trust; and\n(g) sell or distribute tickets for events and exhibitions; and\n(h) accept or refund money in respect of the sale or distribution of\ntickets for events and exhibitions.\n9 Ministerial control\nTourism and Events NT is subject to the directions of the Minister in\nthe performance of its functions and exercise of its powers.\n\nPart 2 Tourism and Events NT\nDivision 3 Constitution of Tourism and Events NT\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 4\n10 Delegation\nTourism and Events NT may delegate any of its powers and\nfunctions under this or any other Act to any of the following:\n(a) the chief executive officer of an Agency;\n(b) a member of the staff of Tourism and Events NT;\n(c) a public sector employee.\nDivision 3 Constitution of Tourism and Events NT\n11 Constitution\nTourism and Events NT consists of the chief executive officer.\n12 Chief executive officer\n(1) The Chief Minister may, in writing, appoint a person to be the chief\nexecutive officer of Tourism and Events NT.\n(3) If Tourism and Events NT is an Agency, the chief executive officer\nis the Chief Executive Officer of Tourism and Events NT for the\nPublic Sector Employment and Management Act 1993.\n(4) The chief executive officer administers the day-to-day operations of\nTourism and Events NT.\n(5) Tourism and Events NT acts through the chief executive officer.\n(6) Anything done by the chief executive officer in the name of, or for,\nTourism and Events NT is taken to have been done by Tourism and\nEvents NT.\n13 Acting chief executive officer\n(1) The Minister may, in writing, appoint a person to act as chief\nexecutive officer of Tourism and Events NT:\n(a) during any period, or during all periods, when the chief\nexecutive officer is absent from duty; or\n(b) during a vacancy in the office.\n(2) A person appointed to act as chief executive officer during a\nvacancy in the office must not continue to act for more than\n12 months after the occurrence of the vacancy.\n\nPart 2A Advisory Board\nDivision 1 Establishment and membership of Advisory Board\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 5\nPart 2A Advisory Board\nDivision 1 Establishment and membership of Advisory Board\n14 Establishment of Advisory Board\n(1) The Minister may, in writing, establish the Tourism and Events\nAdvisory Board to perform the functions mentioned in section 14A.\n(2) The Advisory Board consists of the following board members:\n(a) the chief executive officer;\n(b) not fewer than 6 ordinary members appointed by the Minister.\n14A Functions and powers of Advisory Board\n(1) The functions of the Advisory Board are to advise and make\nrecommendations to the Minister on strategic issues and matters\nthat relate to or impact the following:\n(a) the powers and functions of Tourism and Events NT;\n(b) tourism, hospitality, events and exhibitions in the Territory.\n(2) The Advisory Board has the powers necessary to perform the\nAdvisory Board's functions.\n(3) The Minister is not required to accept the advice or\nrecommendations of the Advisory Board and may reject or adopt\nthem, in whole or in part, as the Minister thinks appropriate.\n14B Chairperson\nThe Minister may, in writing, appoint a board member to be the\nchairperson of the Advisory Board.\n15 Duration of appointment\n(1) An ordinary member holds office for 2 years or the shorter period\nspecified in the appointment.\n(2) An ordinary member is eligible for reappointment.\n16 Leave of absence\nThe Advisory Board may grant a board member leave of absence\non conditions determined by the Advisory Board.\n\nPart 2A Advisory Board\nDivision 1 Establishment and membership of Advisory Board\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 6\n17 Vacation of office\n(1) A person ceases to be an ordinary member of the Advisory Board\nif:\n(a) the person resigns by giving written notice to the Minister; or\n(b) the person's term of office comes to an end and the person is\nnot reappointed; or\n(c) the person's appointment is terminated under section 18(1)\nor (2).\n(2) The exercise of a power or performance of a function by the\nAdvisory Board is not affected only by a vacancy in its membership.\n18 Termination of appointment\n(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of an ordinary member\nfor inability, inefficiency, misbehaviour or physical or mental\nincapacity.\n(2) The Minister must terminate the appointment of an ordinary\nmember:\n(a) if the ordinary member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings\nof the Advisory Board without leave granted under section 16;\nor\n(b) if the ordinary member is found guilty of an offence of such a\nnature that it would be inappropriate for the person to continue\nto be an ordinary member; or\n(c) if the ordinary member:\n(i) becomes bankrupt; or\n(ii) applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of\nbankrupt or insolvent debtors; or\n(iii) compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of\nthe ordinary member's remuneration for their benefit.\n(3) A termination of appointment must be made in writing.\n\nPart 2A Advisory Board\nDivision 2 Procedures of Advisory Board\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 7\nDivision 2 Procedures of Advisory Board\n19 Procedures\nSubject to this Act, the Advisory Board may determine its own\nprocedures.\n20 Meetings\nThe chairperson may convene a meeting of the Advisory Board at\nany time as is necessary to exercise the powers and perform the\nfunctions of the Advisory Board, but must convene at least\n4 meetings each financial year.\n21 Quorum\nSubject to section 26(1)(c), the quorum for a meeting of the\nAdvisory Board is a majority of board members.\n22 Presiding at meeting\nA meeting of the Advisory Board is to be presided over by:\n(a) the chairperson; or\n(b) in the absence of the chairperson, a board member elected by\nthe board members present at the meeting.\n23 Voting at meeting\n(1) A decision at a meeting of the Advisory Board must be determined\nby the majority vote of board members present and voting.\n(2) If there is an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting\nhas a casting vote in addition to the person's deliberative vote.\n24 Records of meetings\nThe Advisory Board must keep accurate records of its meetings.\n25 Disclosure of personal interest\n(1) This section applies if a board member has a personal interest in a\nmatter being considered or about to be considered by the Advisory\nBoard.\n\nPart 2A Advisory Board\nDivision 2 Procedures of Advisory Board\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 8\n(2) The board member must disclose the following at a meeting of the\nAdvisory Board as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come\nto the board member's knowledge:\n(a) the nature and extent of the personal interest;\n(b) how the interest relates to the matter mentioned in\nsubsection (1).\n(3) The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.\n(4) For this section, a board member has a personal interest in a\nmatter if the board member:\n(a) has a direct or indirect financial interest in the matter\notherwise than as a member of, and in common with the other\nmembers of, an incorporated company consisting of not less\nthan 25 persons and of which the board member is not a\ndirector; or\n(b) has a personal, professional, commercial or other relationship\nwith a person and the nature of the relationship is likely to, or\nmay reasonably be regarded as likely to, inhibit or prevent the\nboard member from exercising independent judgment about\nthe matter.\n26 Effect of a personal interest\n(1) If a board member has a personal interest in a matter that is\nrequired to be disclosed under section 25:\n(a) the board member must not take part in any deliberation or\ndecision of the Advisory Board about the matter; and\n(b) the board member must be disregarded for the purpose of\nconstituting the quorum of the Advisory Board for the\ndeliberation or decision; and\n(c) the quorum for the deliberation or decision is a majority of\nboard members entitled to participate in the deliberation or\ndecision.\n(2) Despite subsection (1), a failure by the board member to disclose\nthe interest in the matter does not, on its own, invalidate any\ndecision of the Advisory Board about the matter.\n\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 9\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\n27 Appointment of staff\nIn addition to staff employed under the Public Sector Employment\nand Management Act 1993, Tourism and Events NT may, on the\nterms and conditions it considers appropriate, employ any other\npersons it considers necessary for the purposes of Tourism and\nEvents NT.\n27A Consultants may be engaged\nTourism and Events NT may engage consultants and advisers for\nthe purposes of performing its functions.\n27B Reserve Fund\n(1) Tourism and Events NT may maintain in the operating account a\nfund to be known as the Reserve Fund.\n(2) Any money received by Tourism and Events NT from the sale or\ndistribution of tickets for events or exhibitions must be paid into the\nReserve Fund.\n(3) Tourism and Events NT may arrange a refund of money mentioned\nin subsection (2) paid to Tourism and Events NT in error or in the\ncircumstances in which, in the opinion of the chief executive officer,\na refund is necessary.\n(4) Money in the Reserve Fund must only be applied for the following\npurposes:\n(a) paying for costs and expenses incurred, or to be incurred, in\nrelation to the coordination and delivery of events and\nexhibitions;\n(b) payment of a refund under subsection (3);\n(c) performance of the functions under section 7;\n(d) exercise of the powers under section 8.\n(5) If, at the end of a financial year, there is surplus money remaining in\nthe Reserve Fund, that money must be:\n(a) retained in the Reserve Fund; and\n(b) applied to the following financial year for the purposes\nmentioned in subsection (4).\n\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 10\n28 Annual report\n(1) The chief executive officer must prepare and give to the Minister a\nreport on the performance by Tourism and Events NT of its\nfunctions during each financial year.\n(2) The report must be given to the Minister within 6 months after the\nend of the financial year or such other period as the Minister\ndetermines.\n(3) The Minister must table a copy of the report, together with the\nfinancial statement and report of the Auditor-General on the\nfinancial statement required under section 10 or 11 of the Financial\nManagement Act 1995, in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting\ndays of the Assembly after the delivery of the later of the reports to\nthe Minister.\n29 Protection from liability\n(1) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done or omitted\nto be done by the person in good faith in the exercise of a power or\nperformance of a function as any of the following:\n(a) the chief executive officer;\n(b) a board member of the Advisory Board;\n(c) a member of the staff of Tourism and Events NT.\n(2) In addition, the person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act\ndone or omitted to be done by Tourism and Events NT in the\nexercise of a power or performance of a function under this Act.\n(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect any liability the Territory or\nTourism and Events NT would, apart from those subsections, have\nfor the act or omission.\n(4) In this section:\nexercise, of a power, includes the purported exercise of the power.\nperformance, of a function, includes the purported performance of\na function.\n\nPart 3 Miscellaneous matters\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 11\n30 Offence to disclose certain information\n(1) A person commits an offence if:\n(a) the person obtains information in the course of performing a\nfunction connected with the administration of this Act or\nexercising a power under this Act; and\n(b) the information is confidential and the person is reckless in\nrelation to that circumstance; and\n(c) the person intentionally engages in conduct; and\n(d) the conduct results in the disclosure of the information and the\ndisclosure is not:\n(i) for a purpose connected with the administration of this\nAct, including a legal proceeding arising out of the\noperation of this Act; or\n(ii) to a person who is otherwise entitled to the\ninformation; and\n(e) the person is reckless in relation to the result and\ncircumstance referred to in paragraph (d).\nMaximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for\n2 years.\n(2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a).\n(3) If the information referred to in subsection (1) relates to a person, it\nis a defence to a prosecution for an offence against that subsection\nif the person consented to the disclosure of the information.\nNote for subsection (3)\nIn addition to the circumstances mentioned in this section, a person who\ndiscloses information mentioned in this section will not be criminally responsible\nfor an offence if the disclosure is justified or excused by or under a law (see\nsection 43BE of the Criminal Code).\n31 Regulations\nThe Administrator may make regulations under this Act.\nNote for section 31\nSee section 65 of the Interpretation Act 1978.\n\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Tourism NT Amendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act\n2025\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 12\nPart 4 Repeals\n32 Repeals\nThe Acts specified in the Schedule are repealed.\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Tourism NT\nAmendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act 2025\n33 Definitions\nIn this Part:\namending Act means the Tourism NT Amendment (Integration of\nNTMEC) Act 2025.\ncommencement means the commencement of section 7 of the\namending Act.\nCommission means the commission established under section 5\nof this Act before the commencement.\nNTMEC means Northern Territory Major Events Company Pty Ltd\n(ABN 22 085 961 520).\nTourism NT means the body corporate known as Tourism NT that\nwas continued in existence before the commencement of section 7\nof the amending Act.\n34 Tourism and Events NT succeeds Tourism NT\n(1) Tourism and Events NT is a continuation of Tourism NT.\n(2) On and from the commencement, in an instrument, contract or\ndocument of any other kind:\n(a) a reference to Tourism NT or the Commission, is taken to be a\nreference to Tourism and Events NT; and\n(b) a reference to the Tourism NT Act 2012 or a provision of that\nAct is to be taken to be a reference to this Act as in force after\nthe commencement or the most equivalent provision of this\nAct (as the case requires).\n\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Tourism NT Amendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act\n2025\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 13\n(3) On and from the commencement:\n(a) all property, rights, liabilities and obligations of Tourism NT or\nthe Commission are the property, rights, liabilities and\nobligations of Tourism and Events NT; and\n(b) if Tourism NT or the Commission is a party to any contract,\nagreement or arrangement immediately before the\ncommencement, Tourism and Events NT is substituted as a\nparty to that contract, agreement or arrangement.\n(4) All levies, fees, charges, interest, debts or money that are payable\nto and recoverable by Tourism NT or the Commission immediately\nbefore the commencement are payable to and recoverable by\nTourism and Events NT, after the commencement.\n(5) Any act, matter or thing done or to be done by or on behalf of\nTourism NT or the Commission before the commencement are\nregarded as done or are to be done by or on behalf of Tourism and\nEvents NT, as the case may be, after the commencement.\n35 Continuation of chief executive officer\nDespite the amendments to section 12 by the amending Act, the\nchief executive officer holding office immediately before the\ncommencement continues under this Act as the chief executive\nofficer.\n36 Cessation of appointments\nAny person who is a commissioner immediately before the\ncommencement ceases to be a commissioner on the\ncommencement.\n37 Transitional regulations\n(1) A regulation may provide for a matter of a transitional nature\nbecause of the enactment of the amending Act.\n(2) Without limiting to subsection (1), a regulation may provide for a\nmatter of a transitional nature if:\n(a) it is necessary to make provision to allow or facilitate the doing\nof anything to give effect to NTMEC's integration with Tourism\nand Events NT and any transaction or other matter, action or\nevent required for the establishment and operation of Tourism\nand Events NT before and after the integration, including\nanything arising out of, or for giving effect to:\n\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Tourism NT Amendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act\n2025\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 14\n(i) the winding up and deregistration of NTMEC; and\n(ii) the transfer of NTMEC's assets, contracts, permits and\nlicences, intellectual property, interests, rights, benefits,\nactivities, operations and functions to Tourism and\nEvents NT; and\n(iii) the management of NTMEC liabilities and other\ncontractual obligations; and\n(b) this Act does not make provision or sufficient provision.\n(3) The regulation may have retrospective operation to a day not earlier\nthan the commencement.\n(4) Despite subsection (3), to the extent to which the regulation has\nretrospective operation, it does not operate to the disadvantage of a\nperson (other than the Territory or a Territory authority) by:\n(a) decreasing the person's rights; or\n(b) imposing liabilities on the person.\n(5) The regulation must state it is made under this section.\n(6) This section, and each regulation made under it, is repealed 1 year\nafter the commencement.\n\nSchedule Repealed Acts\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 15\nSchedule Repealed Acts\nsection 32\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Act 1979 Act No. 124 of 1979\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 1982\nAct No. 36 of 1982\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 1986\nAct No. 31 of 1986\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 1992\nAct No. 57 of 1992\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 1994\nAct No. 5 of 1994\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct (No. 2) 1994\nAct No. 64 of 1994\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 1998\nAct No. 75 of 1998\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 2000\nAct No. 57 of 2000\nNorthern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment\nAct 2006\nAct No. 4 of 2006\n\nENDNOTES\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 16\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nTourism NT Act 2012 (Act No. 22, 2012)\nAssent date 8 November 2012\nCommenced 16 November 2012 (Gaz S67, 13 November 2012)\nTourism NT Amendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act 2025 (Act No. 34, 2025)\nAssent date 5 December 2025\nCommenced 22 December 2025 (Gaz G25, 18 December 2025, p 1)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 3, 12, 27 and 28.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nlt sub No. 34, 2025, s 4\ns 1 amd No. 34, 2025, s 5\ns 3 amd No. 34, 2025, s 6\npt 2 hdg amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\ns 5 amd No. 34, 2025, s 7\ns 6 sub No. 34, 2025, s 8\ns 7 amd No. 34, 2025, s 9\ns 8 amd No. 34, 2025, s 10\ns 9 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\ns 10 sub No. 34, 2025, s 11\npt 2\ndiv 3 hdg sub No. 34, 2025, s 11\ns 11 sub No. 34, 2025, s 11\ns 12 amd No. 34, 2025, s 12\ns 13 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\n\nENDNOTES\nTourism and Events NT Act 2012 17\npt 2A hdg ins No. 34, 2025, s 13\npt 2A\ndiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2025, s 13\ns 14 sub No. 34, 2025, s 13\nss 14A – 14B ins No. 34, 2025, s 13\ns 15 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\ns 16 sub No. 34, 2025, s 14\ns 17 amd No. 34, 2025, s 15\ns 18 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\npt 2\ndiv 4 hdg sub No. 34, 2025, s 16\ns 19 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\ns 20 sub No. 34, 2025, s 17\nss 21 – 27 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\nss 27A – 27B ins No. 34, 2025, s 18\ns 28 amd No. 34, 2025, s 23\ns 29 amd No. 34, 2025, s 19\ns 30 sub No. 34, 2025, s 20\ns 31 amd No. 34, 2025, s 21\npt 5 hdg exp No. 22, 2012, s 35\nins No. 34, 2025, s 22\nss 33 – 35 exp No. 22, 2012, s 35\nins No. 34, 2025, s 22\nss 36 – 37 ins No. 34, 2025, s 22","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond its original 2012 purpose. Originally the Act established 'Tourism NT' focused primarily on tourism marketing. The 2025 amendments (Tourism NT Amendment (Integration of NTMEC) Act 2025) integrated the Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) into the body, renaming it 'Tourism and Events NT' and adding substantial events management functions including ticket sales, event coordination, and a Reserve Fund for event financing. The Advisory Board structure also appears to be a 2025 addition (Part 2A), replacing previous governance arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with 5 Parts and clear divisions","Only 8 defined terms in section 3 (Advisory Board, board member, chairperson, chief executive officer, ordinary member, Reserve Fund, plus references to external Acts)","Minimal cross-referencing — mostly internal references to other sections of the same Act","One offence provision (section 30) with standard Criminal Code fault elements (intention, recklessness) but structured in a relatively clear way","Transitional provisions in Part 5 add some complexity with asset transfers and successor entity rules, but these are time-limited (expire after 1 year)","No nested exceptions or deeply conditional logic — most provisions are direct statements of power or function"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act creates **Tourism and Events NT** — a government body that markets the Northern Territory as a tourist destination and manages major events and exhibitions.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Visitors and tourism operators**: The body promotes the Territory and helps grow the tourism industry.\n- **Event organisers**: It can identify, attract, coordinate and deliver events (like festivals or sporting events).\n- **Government**: The Minister oversees the body, and there's an Advisory Board to provide strategic advice.\n- **Staff and board members**: The Act sets up employment rules, protections from being sued for honest mistakes, and confidentiality requirements.\n\n**Key features:**\n- **Corporate structure**: Tourism and Events NT is a legal entity that can own property, sign contracts, borrow money (with Treasurer approval), and sell event tickets.\n- **Advisory Board**: A group of at least 6 members plus the CEO advises the Minister on tourism and events strategy. Members must disclose conflicts of interest and can't vote on matters where they have a personal stake.\n- **Reserve Fund**: Money from ticket sales goes into a dedicated fund to pay for events and exhibitions.\n- **Recent changes**: The Act recently absorbed the **Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC)** — previously a separate company — into Tourism and Events NT. This is why Part 5 contains transitional rules to transfer assets, contracts and staff from the old setup.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis law consolidates tourism marketing and major events management under one government body, aiming to make the Territory's tourism and events sector more coordinated and efficient."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This version expands the original Tourism NT design to a combined Tourism and Events NT with explicit statutory functions and commercial powers for attracting, coordinating and delivering events and exhibitions (ss7, 14A). It adds: (a) an Advisory Board and associated governance framework (Part 2A); (b) a statutory Reserve Fund that collects ticket revenues and specifies permitted uses (s27B); (c) explicit powers to sell/distribute tickets and refund monies (s8(g)–(h), s27B(2)–(4)); and (d) transitional provisions to integrate the Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) and transfer its assets, liabilities and functions into the new agency (Part 5, ss33–37). These changes broaden the agency from a tourism promotion body to an operational event promoter/operator with commercial and financial tools that it previously did not have, thereby materially increasing the scope beyond the original Tourism NT purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short statute: limited number of provisions and parts (approx. 37 sections plus Schedule).","6 defined terms in the interpretation section (s3) plus reliance on Interpretation Act 1978 for other definitions.","Cross-references to multiple external Acts: Criminal Code Part IIAA (s4), Financial Management Act 1995 (s8), Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 (s12), Interpretation Act 1978 (note to s3).","Conditional financial powers requiring Treasurer approval (s8(e)-(f)) introduce external administrative checks.","New Advisory Board with procedural rules and conflict-of-interest exceptions, including quorum adjustments (ss14–26).","Reserve Fund rules linked to ticket sales, refunds and permitted uses (s27B) — operationally important and somewhat prescriptive.","Transitional Part integrating NTMEC with power for retrospective transitional regulations that expire after 1 year (ss33–37) — adds implementation complexity.","Criminal offence with strict liability for obtaining information (s30(2)) combined with recklessness and defences increases prosecutorial complexity.","Ministerial discretion in appointments, directions and Board terminations (ss9, 12, 14, 18) concentrates decision points that require administrative processes."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanically)\n\n- Creates a new corporate body called Tourism and Events NT (a government agency in corporate form) and allows it to trade as \"Tourism and Events Northern Territory\" (section 5–6).\n\n- Sets out the agency's core functions: marketing the Northern Territory to visitors; encouraging and facilitating sustainable growth of the tourism industry; advising the Minister on tourism, hospitality, events and exhibitions; and actively identifying, attracting, coordinating and delivering events and exhibitions (sections 7, 14A(1)).\n\n- Gives the agency broad commercial powers needed to carry out those functions: owning and improving property, contracting, hiring equipment and staff, selling and refunding event tickets, and — with Treasurer approval — granting guarantees, borrowing, lending, investing and forming business entities (section 8).\n\n- Places Tourism and Events NT under Ministerial control: the Minister may issue directions and appoint the agency's chief executive officer; the CEO is the agency in practice and runs day‑to‑day operations (sections 9, 11–13).\n\n- Enables the Minister to establish a Tourism and Events Advisory Board made up of the CEO plus at least six appointed ordinary members; the Board advises the Minister but the Minister is not bound to accept its recommendations (sections 14–14A, 14B).\n\n- Sets governance and conduct rules for the Board: meeting frequency (at least four per year), quorum rules, voting and minutes, disclosure and handling of personal interests, leave of absence, terms and termination of appointment (sections 15–26, 19–25).\n\n- Allows the agency to use staff employed under the public sector Act and to directly hire other staff or consultants on terms it chooses (sections 27–27A).\n\n- Establishes a Reserve Fund for ticket revenues: all money received from ticket sales must go into the Reserve Fund; the fund may be used for event coordination and delivery costs, refunds, and to perform the agency's functions and powers; surpluses carry forward (section 27B).\n\n- Requires an annual performance report from the CEO to the Minister, and mandates tabling of that report plus audited financial statements in the Legislative Assembly (section 28).\n\n- Provides legal protections and limits: people acting in good faith for the agency (CEO, board members, staff) are not personally civilly or criminally liable for those acts, but the Territory or the agency may still be liable (section 29).\n\n- Creates a criminal offence (with significant penalty) for recklessly disclosing confidential information obtained under the Act, subject to certain permitted disclosures and defences (section 30).\n\n- Enables regulations, and contains transitional provisions that bring the Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) and its assets, liabilities and functions into Tourism and Events NT, with power for transitional (including limited retrospective) regulations to effect the integration (Part 5, sections 33–37).\n\n- Repeals a set of older Tourist Commission Acts (Schedule and section 32).\n\nWho decides and who pays (practical levers)\n\n- The Minister controls policy direction (s9), appoints the Advisory Board members and chair (ss14, 14B), and can terminate ordinary members’ appointments for cause (s18).\n- The Chief Minister appoints the CEO (s12). The CEO runs operations, acts as the agency and has discretion over refunds from the Reserve Fund (ss11–13, 27B(3)).\n- The Treasurer must approve guarantees, borrowing, lending and investments (s8(e)–(f)); those financial approvals allocate fiscal risk between the agency and the Territory.\n- Ticket revenues are retained in a statutory Reserve Fund and must be used for event costs, refunds or the agency’s functions (s27B). Other funding (appropriations or debts) would involve the Territory’s normal budget processes and Treasurer oversight.\n\nWhy it matters (official purpose claims and practical implications)\n\n- The Act formally expands and modernises the government vehicle for tourism promotion and event delivery: it combines traditional tourism marketing and industry support with an explicit mandate to identify, attract and deliver events and exhibitions (s7, s14A(1), Part 5 integration of NTMEC). The legislation itself claims those are the goals; operationally, the law gives the agency the legal powers to act as a promoter, ticket seller and event coordinator (ss7, 8, 27B(2), 8(g)).\n\n- The legal tools created (ability to form business entities, enter commercial contracts, sell tickets, maintain a dedicated Reserve Fund, and — with Treasurer approval — borrow and provide guarantees) change how tourism and events can be financed and delivered (s8, s27B). Concretely, the agency can run events directly or in partnership with private parties (s7(cb)).\n\nAssessment of trade‑offs, costs and implementation issues (mechanisms, not judgments)\n\n- Who bears financial risk: borrowing, guarantees and other financial transactions require Treasurer approval (s8(e)–(f)); however, the agency can hold ticket income in a Reserve Fund for event costs (s27B). This concentrates event revenues within the agency while placing larger credit or guarantee risk on the Territory if the Treasurer authorises it.\n\n- Competition and substitution effects: by giving the agency explicit powers to coordinate and deliver events and to sell tickets (ss7(cb), 8(g)–(h), 27B), the Act creates a mechanism by which a government agency can compete with private event promoters or become a partner. That alters incentives for private promoters and for commercial terms they might accept; the Act does not set pricing or procurement rules beyond Treasurer approval where required.\n\n- Accountability and discretion: the Minister may give directions (s9) and appoint Board members (ss14, 14B), while the CEO runs operations (s12). The Advisory Board is advisory only (s14A(3)), so ultimate decision‑making rests with Minister and CEO. That concentrates policy and operational discretion within the political executive and the CEO.\n\n- Administrative compliance: the agency must prepare an annual report and have audited financial statements tabled in the Legislative Assembly (s28). Board members must disclose and have their conflicts recorded; failure to disclose does not automatically invalidate Board decisions (s25–26(2)). There is also a criminal offence for unlawful disclosure of confidential information (s30), which creates compliance and record‑keeping obligations.\n\n- Transition and integration risk: the Act contains detailed transitional powers to integrate NTMEC into Tourism and Events NT, including transfer of assets, contracts, licences and liabilities and limited retrospective regulations to effect the integration (ss33–37). Those provisions facilitate continuity but require careful implementation to preserve rights and manage liabilities.\n\nConcentrated benefits and diffuse costs (mechanisms)\n\n- Concentrated benefits: organisations involved in staging or supplying major events may gain if the agency uses its powers to attract or underwrite events (s7(ca), s8(e)–(f)).\n- Diffuse costs and risks: potential fiscal exposure (if guarantees or borrowing are used) accrues to the Territory; operational costs of running events may be borne from appropriations or retained ticket revenue (s27B).\n\nKey operational points to note (quick reference)\n\n- Ministerial control over strategy and appointments (s9, s14, 14B).\n- CEO is the legal personification of the agency and administers operations (ss11–13).\n- Advisory Board advises only; Minister may accept or reject advice (s14A(3)).\n- Reserve Fund required for ticket income with limited permitted uses (s27B).\n- Treasurer approval required for guarantees, borrowing and some financial transactions (s8(e)–(f)).\n- Transitional provisions fold NTMEC into the agency and allow regulations to manage that transfer (ss33–37).\n\n(References in parentheses are to the section numbers of the Act cited above.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tourism-and-events-nt-act-2012/documents"}}